In 2008, ROC's dependence on imported
energy was 99.23%; the value of energy
imports was US$56.2 billion, which was
44.69% more than the previous year; the per
capita energy imports cost burden in 2008 was
NT$85,057, which was an increase of 36.08%
compared with NT$62,504 in 2007.

The ROC went from a supply of 51.64 million
kiloliters of oil equivalent in 1988 to 142.47
million kiloliters in 2008, an average annual
growth of 5.21%. Of this total in 2008,
indigenous energy contributed 0.66%, and
imported energy occupied 99.34%. Classified by
energy form, coal contributed 32.42% in 2008,
oil constituted 49.46%, natural gas shared
9.42%, hydro power provided 0.29%, nuclear
power provided 8.30%, geothermal, solar and
wind power provided 0.04%, and solar thermal
0.08%.

The Energy Demand Situation in Taiwan

The ROC's total energy consumption has grown
greatly over the past two decades, going from
46.42 million kiloliters of oil equivalent in 1988
to 117.69 million kiloliters in 2008, which is an
average annual growth of 4.76%. Of that in 2008,
97.71% was for energy use, and non-energy uses
consumed 2.29%. When classified by consumer, the
consumption of energy for each sector in 2008 was
as follows: energy and industrial sectors consumed
60.68%; transportation sector, 12.79%; agriculture,
forestry and fishery sectors, 0.99%; residential sector,
11.53%; services sector, 11.71%. Classified by
form of energy, coal and coal products contributed
7.69% of consumption in 2008; petroleum products
provided 38.68%; natural gas shared 2.36%;
electricity constituted 51.03%; solar thermal 0.09%
and heat 0.14%.